Leptospermum squarrosum
| Peach blossom tea-tree | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Leptospermum |
| Species: | L. squarrosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptospermum squarrosum | |
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Leptospermum squarrosum, commonly known as the peach blossom tea-tree,[2] is an upright shrub of the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to central eastern New South Wales. It has thin, firm bark, broadly lance-shaped to elliptical leaves, relatively large white or pink flowers and fruit that remain on the plant when mature.
Description
Leptospermum squarrosum is an erect shrub of variable habit, growing to a height of less than 1 m (3 ft 3 in) to 4 m (13 ft) or more and has thin, firm bark. Young stem are silky-hairy at first, soon
Taxonomy
Leptospermum squarrosum was first formally described in 1788 by Joseph Gaertner in his book De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum from specimens collected by Joseph Banks.[6][7]
Distribution and habitat
Peach blossom tea-tree gows in shrubland on sandstone soils in coastal areas and nearby tablelands of New South Wales, but especially in the Sydney region.[2][3]
Use in horticulture
This tea-tree is a hardy shrub that grows best in a sunny situation in well-drained soil, but is salt-resistant and tolerates exposed positions.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Leptospermum squarrosum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Leptospermum squarrosum". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b Thompson, Joy (1989). "A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae)". Telopea. 3 (3): 421–422.
- ^ a b "Leptospermum squarrosum". Australian National Botanic Gardens. 16 December 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Leptospermum squarrosum". Friends of Lane Cove National Park. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Leptospermum squarrosum". APNI. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Gaertner, Joseph (1788). De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum. Stuttgart: Sumtibus Auctoris, Typis Academiae Carolinae. p. 174. Retrieved 11 June 2020.